Chaitanya Tamhane

Biography

Chaitanya Tamhane is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama Court. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Tamhane was nominated for best screenwriter at the 9th Asian Film Awards and won best director at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival. Court was Tamhane's directorial debut for a feature length film. His previous work includes the short film Six Strands, of which he was also the writer and director, as well as producer. Tamhane's second directorial feature, The Disciple (2020) premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. At Venice, the film won FIPRESCI award presented by the International Federation of Film Critics and the Best Screenplay award.

Known for

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Next, Please	Writer
2023	Next, Please	Producer
2020	The Disciple	Director
2020	The Disciple	Writer
2020	The Disciple	Editor
2018	The Bangle Seller	Consulting Producer
2018	Dhoolpet Ganesha	Thanks
2017	Death of a Father	Producer
2017	Death of a Father	Creative Director
2015	Court	Director
2015	Court	Writer
2011	Six Strands	Writer
2011	Six Strands	Producer
2011	Six Strands	Director